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Sustainability
Planning your journey is an important part of any holiday. Enjoy a hassle-free trip and plan your easy and efficient route with our travel tips. Get ready for your holiday!
In Skigastein, we care about sustainability. That’s why we want to make it easy for our guests to plan a sustainable and eco-friendly journey to our holiday resort. Skigastein’s excellent public transport connection is a good reason to leave your car at home – without having to compromise on flexibility. Are you a holder of an Austrian “Klimaticket“? Then your environmentally friendly journey to Skigastein is even easier. Why is that? Because sustainability pays off: As a Klimaticket holder, you benefit from a 15 percent discount on day tickets at the cash desks of the Gastein mountain railroads (Schlossalm, Stubnerkogel, Angertal, Sportgastein and Graukogel).
Skigastein is easy to reach by train. Dorfgastein, Bad Hofgastein, and Bad Gastein all have their own train stations connected to the national rail network. Numerous Railjet trains and IC direct connections take you to Bad Gastein from Hamburg, Stuttgart, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, and many other European destinations.
Did you know? Day guests traveling by train enjoy the convenient “Train in – Ski out” option at Bad Gastein station, which is directly connected to the valley station of Stubnerkogel cable car.
Once you have arrived at the train station, it’s easy to get to your hotel or any other location in Skigastein. Thanks to numerous hotel shuttle services as well as local taxi companies and bus connections, you can cover the last mile of your trip in an eco-friendly way as well. What’s more, the next motorail terminal is located in Bischofshofen, with a reliable taxi delivery/collection service for your luggage.
If you don’t want to travel by train, you can also reach Skigastein by bus. Check out the various options!
TIP: Within Gastein our guests ride the ski bus free of charge for winter sports.
Free public travel from all over Salzburg in combination with a valid ski pass of the Gastein mountain railroads.
In the winter season 2024/25 skiing guests have the opportunity to travel for free with public transport to the skiing areas of Skigastein and back. The free travel ticket can be downloaded using the ski pass number (multi day ski passes) or booking number (ski pass purchase in the webshop) and is valid for one day.
If you are planning to travel to Skigastein by electric car, you will be happy to hear that the holiday region boasts 32 EV charging stations.
Schlossalm valley station
Angertal Ski Center
Sportgastein
There are three options for charging your electric vehicle:
To charge your electric vehicle on site, you need your own charging cable. The standard rate for EV charging in Skigastein is EUR 0.66/kWh with the Salzburg AG charging card and app or EUR 0.79/kWh with Direct Payment (credit card). For existing charging contracts with third-party providers, the respective rates apply. Do you need help? Call the hotline of Salzburg AG at 0800 660 660!
Car sharing the easy and sustainable way! In Bad Hofgastein, four car-sharing e-cars are available for guests and locals. What began as a pilot project with a rentable electric car at the Schlossalmbahn valley station is now a successful story with several locations and flexible options. For even more environmentally friendly mobility on site, our attractive e-car sharing offers are available in cooperation with Bäm Mobility.
Wherever you travel from, getting to the Gastein Valley by car is easy and hassle-free – thanks to the holiday destination’s top-class infrastructure. Here’s some information for motorists:
Parking lots at the valley stations: Schlossalm, Angertal, Stubnerkogel, Sportgastein, Graukogel and Dorfgastein
Stubnerkogel parking lot
There is a limited number of parking spaces at the Stubnerkogel valley station. Due to space restrictions, the parking area may be completely full during the morning in high season. We therefore recommend that our guests travel by ski bus (free usage in the practice of skiing/snowboarding and with a valid ski pass) or public transport as well as hotel shuttles. We offer discounts and special tickets for this, more information can be found under Sustainable Arrival and Last Mile. TIP: The train station in Bad Gastein is right next to the valley station of the Stubnerkogelbahn and is easy to reach via the train level crossing.
In the parking garage of the Schlossalm valley station premium paid parking spaces are available, this corresponds to 30% of the pitches. All outdoor parking spaces at the Schlossalm valley station are free of charge.
Persons with a disabled person's parking permit or a disabled person's pass with 100% and a registered accompanying person can park free of charge, please contact the ticket office.
Parking fee:
Free parking time = 30 minutes
€ 5,00 for the first 24h
€ 5,00 for all further 24h started
€ 150,00 = maximum
The parking fee can be paid at one of the two parking machines (ground floor or upper floor) or directly by card payment at the exit column.
Tip: You can also buy your cable car ticket from the ticket machine on the upper floor and go directly to the Schlossalmbahn cable car without having to make a diversion to the ticket office.
Available at the ticket offices of Gasteiner Bergbahnen AG
Season parking ticket for summer season ticket holders € 75,00
Season parking ticket regular € 150,00
Contingent of season parking tickets are available for the Schlossalm parking garage for the 2024/25 winter season (valid until 6 April 2025).
(Maximum entry height 2,20 m in the parking garage Schlossalm)
If you travel by car, we recommend checking the current traffic situation before your trip. At the moment, delays may occur because of tunnel construction works along the A10 highway.
If you travel by train from the south, you should keep up to date with the modernization of the railway lines, from 18 November 2024 to 13 July 2025 between Salzburg and Villach, there may be restrictions.
Are you traveling to Skigastein by plane? In this case, your closest airports are Salzburg and Munich. From the airport, you can use a taxi shuttle service.
You don’t feel like traveling with heavy luggage? Thanks to the local ski rental shops, you can leave your skis at home. At the professional rental stations, you can hire winter sports equipment tailored to your needs. Plus, you benefit from expert advice on site.
You can find all the information you need to plan your vacation in our downloads area – from ski touring routes to via ferratas, trail maps and more.
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